Opposition rallies in Moscow for ‘rotation of power’ in Navalny-led protest

Several thousand people have rallied in southern Moscow calling for “fair elections” and the “rotation of power” in a protest organized and headed by opposition figure Aleksey Navalny.

The rally was held in the southern Moscow district of Maryino, with up to 4,000 people taking part at the height of the event, according to police estimates. However, organizers of the rally said that at least 8,000 participated in the event.

The demonstration was held under the slogan “for the rotation of power”, with activists from Navalny’s ‘Progress Party’ (as of April deprived of registration), Mikhail Kasyanov’s liberal opposition PARNAS party and the ‘Solidarity’ movement taking part in the rally.